um
      for
      the
      Politically
      Incorrect
     
     
      editors:
      Peter
      Hanus
      &
      Joseph
      Murphy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ffe
      and
      the
      Squeakers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      has
      proved
      the
      folk-wisdom
      of
      the
      proverb
     
     
      tthe
      squeaky
      wheel
      getting
      the
      grease
      more
      in
     
     
      stcouple
      of
      decades
      than
      the
      women’s
      move-
     
    

    
     
      _
      They
      have
      been
      squeaking
      relentlessly
      and
     
    

    
     
      ed
      regularly
      asaresult.
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      however,
      the
     
     
      lelends.
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      when
      greased
      regularly,
      stop
     
     
      king.
      Metal
      isreasonable.
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      it
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      no
      legiti-
     
     
      yomplaints,
      itno
      longer
      makes
      any
      noises.
     
    

    
     
      e
      the
      women’s
      movement.--George
      Jonas,
      Politi-
     
     
      neorrect
     
    
   
   
    
     
      €
      ‘politically
      correct’’
      are
      trying
      (and
      succeed-
     
     
      i
      turning
      the
      university
      from
      an
     
    

    
     
      ationdevoted
      to
      the
      search
      for
      truth
      to
      a
      battle-
     
    

    
     
      id
      where
      ‘‘truth’’
      isa
      cynical
      power-grab
      for
     
     
      own
      self-interests.
      ...
      The
      major
      danger
      with
     
     
      ating
      One
      political
      view
      as
      ‘‘correct’’
      is
      that
      in
     
    

    
     
      to
      eliminatethe
      possibility
      of
      other
      ‘‘incorrect’’
     
     
      ,
      itcan
      lead
      to
      dangerous
      extremes
      whereby
     
    

    
     
      one
      originallyintended
      to
      eradicate
      becomes
      the
     
     
      ect’’
      view
      itself:
      the
      promotion
      of
      tolerance
     
    

    
     
      hing
      intoleranceitself.--’’
      The
      Backlash’’
      (PC
      and
     
     
      al
      of
      Intolerance,
      Jan.
      16,
      1992)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ty,
      April
      3
      started
      off
      as
      what
      would
      be
      consid-
     
     
      ‘ourtypical
      day
      near
      the
      end
      of
      the
      semester:
     
    

    
     
      n
      $
      Were
      justfinishing
      off
      their
      final
      classes
      and
     
     
      were
      bogged
      down
      with’’too
      much
      work
      and
      not
     
     
      htime.’’
      Probably
      the
      last
      thing
      moststudents
     
     
      fessors
      would
      wantat
      this
      stage
      of
      the
     
     
      iterwould
      be
      to
      be
      dragged
      into
      campus
      politics.
     
     
      any
      on
      this
      daythat
      would
      be
      exactly
      what
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hibal
      Women
      in
      the
      Avocado
      Jungle
      of
      Death”’
     
    

    
     
      come
      a
      fairlypopular
      film
      within
      the
      Depart-
     
    

    
     
      I
      Sociology
      and
      Anthropology
      oncampus.
      It
     
    

    
     
      en
      Shown
      at
      least
      twice
      in
      the
      last
      two
      years
     
    

    
     
      ith
      gatherings,
      and
      most
      who
      are
      active
      in
     
    

    
     
      h
      activitiesare
      aware
      of
      it,
      if
      not
      have
      seen
      it,
     
     
      it
      is
      regarded
      asa
      spoof,
      a
      spoof
      of
      male
     
    

    
     
      nism,
      men,
      academics,anthropologists,
      Phil
     
    

    
     
      and
      a
      spoof
      of
      women
      and
      feminism.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      9,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Apparently,
      for
      some,
      there
      are
      some
      things
      in
      society
     
     
      that
      Justcan’t
      be
      spoofed.
      Fifth
      year
      sociology
      major
     
     
      Lisa
      Reiten
      found
      thefilm,
      upon
      her
      viewing,
      to
      be
     
     
      offensive.
      As
      such,
      it
      became
      theperfect
      group
     
     
      project
      for
      her
      Family
      Studies
      452
      course
      with
     
    

    
     
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe.
      Apparently,
      Professor
     
     
      Jelliffe
      came
      to
      agree
      with
      Lisa
      that
      the
      film
      was
     
     
      degrading
      to
      feminism
      and
      women.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      this
      belief
      that
      led
      to
      alarm
      for
      Ms.
      Reiten
     
     
      when
      sheheard
      that
      themovie
      was
      going
      to
      be
      shown
     
     
      that
      morning
      in
      Laurie
      LeClair’
      sintroductory
      anthro-
     
     
      pology
      class.
      She
      then
      called
      over
      one
      of
      thestudents
     
     
      and
      asked
      her
      when
      and
      where
      the
      movie
      was
      going
      to
     
     
      beshown.
      Armed
      with
      this
      information,
      Lisa
      Reiten
     
     
      sprung
      intoaction.She
      got
      ahold
      of
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe,
     
     
      philosophy
      professor
      Peter
      Trnka,and
      another
      woman
     
     
      whose
      identity
      is
      unknown.
      They
      then
      proceededto
     
     
      the
      Robertson
      Library
      apparently
      intent
      on
      ‘‘correct-
     
     
      ing’’
      somesocial
      injustice.
      Meanwhile,
      at
      room
      110
      of
     
     
      the
      Robertson
      Library,
      Laurie
      LeClair’
      sclass
      was
      in
     
     
      full
      swing,
      ‘‘Cannibal
      Women
      in
      the
      Avocado
      Jungle
     
     
      ofDeath’’
      was
      being
      viewed.
      It
      was
      at
      11:00
      a.m.
      that
     
     
      a
      knock
      at
      thedoor
      was
      heard.
      At
      first
      Professor
     
     
      LeClair
      ignored
      the
      knocking,but
      after
      a
      student
     
     
      pointed
      it
      out
      to
      him
      he
      proceeded
      to
      answerthe
      door.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He
      was
      greeted
      by
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe
      who
      introduced
     
     
      herself.
      She
      thenwent
      on
      to
      explain
      that
      she
      was
     
     
      concerned
      that
      this
      film
      was
      beingshown
      because
      the
     
     
      film
      was
      degrading
      to
      women
      and
      feminists,
      etc.
     
     
      Professor
      LeClair
      then
      told
      her
      not
      to
      tell
      this
      to
      him,
     
     
      but
      totell
      this
      to
      the
      class.
      What
      was
      to
      follow
      is
     
     
      probably
      the
      mostembarrassing
      momentever
      for
      the
     
     
      forces
      of
      political
      correctness
      atUPEI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Laurie
      LeClair
      then
      walked
      into
      the
      room,
      turned
      off
     
     
      the
      VCR
      andthe
      television
      and
      stood
      with
      his
      back
      to
     
     
      the
      wall.
      ProfessorJelliffe
      and
      Lisa
      Reiten
      then
      came
     
     
      in
      while
      Peter
      Trnka
      and
      theother
      party
      involved
     
     
      remained
      outside
      the
      door.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professor
      Jelliffe
      then
      stood
      at
      the
      front
      of
      the
      class,
     
     
      introducedherself,
      and
      then
      went
      into
      her
      spiel.
     
     
      ‘*Many
      women
      [or
      people]
      inthe
      university
      find
      this
     
     
      film
      offensive...’’
      She
      then
      statedthat
      she
      believed
     
     
      that
      many
      women
      in
      the
      class
      were
      no
      doubto
      ffended
     
     
      by
      the
      film
      and
      would
      like
      to
      leave
      but
      felt
     
     
      pressuredinto
      staying.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      At
      this
      stage
      professor
      LeClair
      then
      asked
      the
      class
      if
     
     
      they
      foundthe
      film
      offensive.
      The
      class
      said
      nothing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professor
      Jelliffe
      then
      continued
      but
      this
      time
      stu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
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